Distance Caregiving Through a Wall
Read moreI’ve written numerous times about distance caregiving, and one of the observations I have offered is that distance is not always measured in miles. But in the present COVID distancing, every caregiver to an older loved one finds themselves...
May 19, 202000Caregiving During COVID: Four Tips for Reengagement
Read moreYou may recall that I have recommended limiting your news consumption, because it really does add to our stressed feelings? Well, it also can give us a “wrong perspective” on our own family and what should be done to...
May 12, 2020COVID 19 and Stress
Read moreI heard a reporter talk about cases of post-traumatic stress disorder growing during this pandemic and quarantine. I admit that I initially scoffed at the idea that our pandemic house arrest could be at all like the front line...
May 5, 2020COVID on Your Calendar?
Read moreCOVID 19 was not in my calendar for 2020, and I strongly suspect it was not in yours either. I often have said that family life crises don’t make appointments; they just show up. And I am usually talking...
April 29, 2020COVID Resolutions?
Read moreWe all have at least one thing in common in this time of COVID Quarantine – we are making more of our own meals at home. The list probably goes on, but I think of this as an opportunity...
April 21, 2020Mental Health DIY in the TIme of COVID
Read moreWith all the talk of risk mitigation amid this COVID pandemic, home improvement may seem low on your list of things to do. But after we all have self-quarantined, maintained our “physical distance” (I don’t call it “social” distancing.)...
April 14, 2020Stranded on a COVID Island
Read moreYou remember the Tom Hanks movie where he is stranded on a Pacific Island and how he learns to adapt. Unfortunately, Hollywood does not offer a role model for us, because we are not suggesting you resort to a...
April 7, 2020COVID-19 Scams: The Insult to the Injury
Read moreWhat national emergency would be complete without scam artists taking advantage of the vulnerable? Community health experts are telling us that older patients are more vulnerable to the COVID-19 virus than other age cohorts, but older citizens also are...
March 31, 2020
